The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02
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FaRR CHALLENGE.



slant contained the following paragraph,
I which would have received earlier attention.
hut FOR thG fact TINT that paper - not Bent to
! the CupIloiiaz-A dEae85e;
/ THE Governor OF the BtHte Of LouisiRna,
/ in his speech in this city, on Thursday laat
gave currency TO the, report tnat 2 PFpiaii-
neut leader in CadtfO had said that the a1iti-
4 Observation-Disclosures would beat MGlnerE IN
Claddn, ii they had to do II with siie
I negruaB.t Common rumOr attributes ttils
4 remark to Hon. n. @, blanchard. We are
/ authorized BIZ this gentleman 10 say that any
! such statement Is unquallnedy false. tie
never uttered such sent -melts ia hlE HE
4 Other prominent leaders in this Iiaflah at
! thurIZe us to brand tn report IN the sHTne
way Will his Ezeallency please nnmO the
mRnT"
! In the published account Of the Governors
! Shreveport speech no reference to Gadto or
any prominent leader" in Caddo nppesrB.
| He is, however, set down az follows:
| But al of these campaigneTH arc not of
! this way Of thinking. One OF the most dis
| tnFuished among them, at least, counted the
number OF BtnIWart Democrats nt n greater
number, when NJ Is esTE e Sinf 1 ls5l
I be the candidate OF the Opposition and thEt
/ shey would defeat the State Rdninlst1at ton If
| they had to lIss the negroes Tor tha5 purpose.
! Now, Rs the publication in the Shreveport
Democrat places the Governor in the attitude
luf having made an assertion which, 80 fAr as
~ Feluteh 10 IMutD II IlENnANiltttl w " AAAhII
| in justice to him deem it my duty to maize
public the following facts relating to this
subject matter:
| On April o, 1885, / wsB participant in
the excursion 10 the Jettieg given the dele
\ gaaes to the Western Waterways Convention
aboard the steamer Ed Richardson. Mr..
Blanchard was Of the number. snd In my
capacity ps chairman Of the Democratic Stale
I Central Committee I had with him an inter
view about the existing political situation.
l As well as car now recpliect, / expressed
regret at the Iinag1IHf'S representations that
| he, with Senator Gibson and three other
Congressman, were acting in concert under
the Rppallation Of
REFORM DEMOCRATS"
in the matter Of the Federal appointments,
md that they had jointly recommended the
appointment Of men who had taken q proni-
ncnt part in the Hunt independent move
ment. also complained that, contrary to
established usage, the Governor Of the State
and the chairman Of the State Committee
| had been given no voice in the recommends
tiuns for Federal appointments, but instead,
that by their silence, these Congressional
representatives had couutenGnoed the Wash
iugton specials 10 the PtCaVltae, proolaiming
I to the country that the party organization
N4N lllg WElG
| by d ling Of corrupt politicians. ] urged
/ that it WAS high time to put an end to the
I divisions existing in the party in Louisiana,
and That the people ought to be given 3
respite from the political turmoil which had
| been so detrimental to the material progress
Of the State. ] closed with the suggestion
that the Federal appointments should be
made equally from the contepdiHg factions.
/ These suggestions seemed only to excite
/ the ire Of Mr.. Blanchard, who. GftsT GIVING
| vent to limit mgFRbIe complaints against the
/ ring, - asserted emphatrHhy that certain
| parties he named WUuld be appointed TO this
and that position by the President, and that
frHHciS z. hfcitJiAS 1BJld De tte aeCt G0gel5s0i'
NJ niS STATE II the negro cote had % be llgad 30
/ DO Il. ] suggested that a division IN The
/ Democratic party, which / construed his
/ threat to mean, would involve the people in
q contest similar to the one that Malone had
| preCipltated upon Virginia, and that every
| Democrat holding the happiness OF the pe0-
| pie as @ consideration paramount to his po-
! litical elevation Wouit surely do everything
/ in lis power to aYertB such calamity
! AfEer algngthy discussion Of these matters
/. he asked il had any propositions TO make,
| to which rephed that 1 had none, but, a.
] chairman Of the Democratic State Commit
/ tee, that / would urge hun 20 nee his iu-
| tluenGB with his colleagues at Washington in
behalf Of a policy Of pacldCatiOu, and to
avert any disruption OF the Democratic party
! IN Louisiana.
I left him under the impression that
war TO TIE KNIFE
had been planned at Washington against the
! State administration and It's supporters, and,
! accordingly, tue next day warned Senator
Eustle, BY letter, al tue state OF affairs that
Dir. BlanohaFds uttsranges had disclosed
] and which ] construed to mean that the
| leaders Of the sel1-5tVled hefOrm DanloC-
/ TaCyn had resolved to secure as much OF the
Federal patronage as they. cogld ohtaln to
/ strengthen sh6lf power IN the state, aud Ee-
lying upon the popularity OF Gen. Nichols
< FOR gdultional strength, 90 form o political
i combination OF so formidable 2 sh8Tactae as
to insure The total capture Of the State by
4 them III 1855.
4 ] have made no Hecratof this conversation,
alid have been under the impression ever
since tHat mg version OF y hAa frequently
reached the knowledge Of Mr.. Blanehsrd.
4 My reeolleeton Of this conversation Was
reduced to writing The very neXt day, IN the
letter to Senator Enstig, and unless Mir.
blanchard took note OF II IN the sans man
Finer his present recOllections would scarcely
iustlty him in questioning the accuracy Of
! Buff he persisted in claiming that had
mlscOns trued his remarks be would still be
confronted by a chain Of circumstances and
OCCURRENCES that are Of publie notoFiety,
YsrlfglifE Hllnust point ~ polnt my version
OF that conversation, and which he would
and exceedingly Troublesome 70 explain.
These circumstances are A. f0llaWBi
AH early al March, 1885, the Picnaaf3le had
classified Senator Gibson, C0ngressiIlen
Y E,lug, lTioni Gay and blanchard "a the he
form delegation" at Washington, aud the
fi3}lla'1-A dloeats, OF April 4, said edi-
Il 10 good can result to he Democracy and
70 the STATE from the classi flea ton or f0rIla-
ion oil our Congressional delegsiion into
sentltiYes, instead of giving sanction by
their silence Should be first 10 froWn down
snel q euuEse and such q Distinction
The i'ixE2'B4e3 pf April ri, 1885 contained
II the following significant special from WASH
ElngtoIl:
WAsHIaarDs. April 2B.--Mr. Matthew
n lrBrlea, OF New Orleans, has been ttI-dag an
Pointed supervising inspector 81 TIC tend,
district Mr Henry Z. hegpochan 5 appoint
I melt was signed yesterday By the President.
appointment u az made bg the intluence Of
the slriliards, This Is an Idle statement.
4lR. hkhsqefiAh was warmly supported by
senator Gibson aud bs four out of the five
alsob U tbf leaders saf ne fefofgg UsIaacfabl
!. ItT blMlSiQlg, and this influence, added "a
ihe RreAdeuts dasite 80 get good nlsn.
saiig assounsR ter We a2neintment
I'm politics, Mn 0siaGEN Is Ill Eaaepeadaa
I4elaeaE9h ard slpp0rlsd HJE. Carleton
hIlh Ipl Jaegfess at the last eleehon.p
Z ffpfestillg eisairlHt the division OF the Lou
! lQlaria democracy into factions and aeains
I / lnlependentjBns the Ctlpitolla8l5d dUoaaie 81
) Airl 80 $50, e4id;
1 3ere, lndspendgntism leads to the de
etrnebQnof sAls only barIler--the DAinoGratil
I nariy--thai ean BE opposed ~ the nonglsii
4. cation al society.
4 Divide oHr Intelligent people into WIN
: ring taetiqnF and You ina1gurate AZ once I
e9ntesF tuE the veses 81 the Ignorant blacks
aliis means tbe purchase u votes At publ,
eueuon AfeHnd the polls, indisoEigninRB
hop4oDqlnE n tle grogaerles, and tine fos
I tllnE q black strikers AZ q life Vt Viai0n
z idleBees
III letter 70 President Cleveland, aatet
g May 49, 1883, SAID;
+ ~ IS ny opinion, Mr. President. hat /
4 dlle feopsnat1pa ~ yqllr eppalnimelllh ia tli
3 6tgte y aeeeFied n BIN tae taiili,tdf5a9 fiC
!. tiglss The paftF 4fiil Be sohdiisd aud tiaf5iH
i aFQidshle cputesss for political preferlnen
4 val " settled within the rpnks u tho partg
and lil falfi e0adneieu pFimafies and con
yaiMQHH, IN sg@ fiig c9lqgYpy. ~ apiaOIist
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